Out of this World
Student talks
about life with
astronaut father
BAILEY BRAMMER

Liesje Powers |Photo Editor

Staff Writer
In elementary school, career day
means bringing your mom or dad into
class and listening to other classmates’
parents talk about what it means to
own a business or practice law or be
a dentist.
For Clear Lake freshman Kaitlyn
Kimbrough, however, there was
always the possibility that her dad
could not attend career day because he
would be away on business in space.
Kaitlyn Kimbrough is the daughter
of NASA astronaut Robert Shane
Kimbrough, who took off in a Soyuz
spacecraft along with two Russian
cosmonauts on Oct. 19. The spacecraft
arrived at the International Space
Station (ISS) on Friday, and the crew
is not scheduled to return to Earth until
late February.
“It’s hard knowing he’ll be gone
for the holidays, because that’s the
time of year when we get together
with extended family and celebrate,”
Kaitlyn Kimbrough said. “We do
have the ability to talk on the phone,
email and FaceTime him while he is in
space, which makes it easier.”
According to the NASA website,
Shane Kimbrough and his crew has
joined three other crew members at the
ISS and will be performing hundreds
of experiments and investigations
in biology, biotechnology, physical
science and Earth science.
Shane Kimbrough was also a part
of space shuttle mission STS-126 in

MOVING FORWARD Former Baylor president Ken Starr sat
down with the Lariat for an interview on Tuesday at Waco High
School, where he volunteers.

Starr discusses
life after Baylor
RAE JEFFERSON
News Editor

Photo courtesy of Kaitlyn Kimbrough

FAMILY AFFAIR From left to right, Kaitlyn Kimbrough, Shane Kimbrough,
Taylor Kimbrough and Zack Kimbrough stand at the Space Station Mock Up in
Houston.

2008, in which he took two spacewalks
for a total of 12 hours and 52 minutes
outside the ISS.
While Kaitlyn Kimbrough grew up
with a father whose occupation is rare,
she does not believe that this makes
her family unique from anyone else’s.
“I don’t think we’re that different,”
Kaitlyn Kimbrough said. “I do believe
we are a very patriotic family and we

care about our country very much, but
I think that comes from my dad being
in the military for 25 years.”
Shane Kimbrough, a retired
army colonel, graduated from the
U.S. Military Academy and Georgia
Institute of Technology, according to

ASTRONAUT >> Page 4

This week the Baylor
Lariat sat down with former
president and chancellor
Ken Starr to hear what he’s
been up to for the past few
months. On Aug. 19, Starr
and the university announced
a mutual separation following
a year-long scandal around the
university’s mishandling of
sexual assault cases.
“The mutually agreed
separation comes with the
greatest respect and love
Judge Starr has for Baylor and
with Baylor’s recognition and
appreciation for Judge Starr’s
many contributions to Baylor,”
according to a university press
release.
Starr entered office in
June 2010. The Baylor Board
of Regents removed him

from presidency on May 26
this year after findings from
independent firm Pepper
Hamilton found major failings
in the university’s response to
campus sexual violence.
Starr was to remain a
tenured professor at Baylor
University’s Law School and
Louise L. Morrison Chair of
Constitutional Law at Baylor
Law School. He separated
from the university months
after the demotion.
Lariat: We’re interested
in catching up with you
and finding out what you’re
involved with these days.
You’ve brought us to Waco
High School, so what does
your role look like here?
Starr: I’m a volunteer. I
have long been involved in
education, including public

STARR >> Page 4

Festival of Faiths encourages conversation
MEGAN RULE
Staff Writer
The longstanding Festival of
Faiths will take place from 2-5
p.m. on Saturday at the Mayborn
Museum Complex, in conjunction
with the National Geographic Sacred
Journeys exhibit.
“I just hope that lots of people will
be able to come out and celebrate our
diversity and learn from one another
and perhaps want to support the work

of the Interfaith Conference,” said
Rabbi Laura Harari, president of the
Greater Waco Interfaith Conference.
The festival will include food
samplings from a variety of cultures,
tables exhibiting various faith
traditions and tours of the Sacred
Journeys exhibit for the first hour and
a half. At 3:30 p.m., a demonstration
in Mayborn’s theatre will feature
various interactive presentations
from the faith groups represented at
the festival.

“In some cases, there will
be people leading the group in
something like a meditation or a
chant, in some cases a question and
answer and in one case, I believe, we
will be teaching a folk dance,” Harari
said.
Rebecca Nall, assistant director of
exhibits, communications and visitor
services at the Mayborn Museum,
said the Sacred Journeys exhibit was
developed by the Children’s Museum
of Indianapolis in partnership with

National Geographic. The exhibit
focuses on the sacred journeys and
pilgrimages of five young adults
who represent the five major world
religions: Christianity, Islam, Hindu,
Buddhism, and Judaism.
“There are some pretty interesting
and high-level artifacts in the
exhibit, so there aren’t more than one
traveling around,” Nall said. “We
have two fragments of the Dead Sea
Scrolls, a leaf of the Gutenberg Bible
and Martin Luther’s signature.”

International students attend state fair
BRIANNA BASSETT
Reporter

Jessica Hubble | Lariat Photographer

FUN AT THE FAIR International students from Baylor
experience American culture at the Texas State Fair in Dallas
on Saturday.

Vol.117 No. 33

Baylor’s Center for Global Engagement
took 39 international Baylor students as
well as two ambassadors and staff to the
Texas State Fair on Saturday.
Melanie Smith, international student
relations coordinator, helps put on these
events and said the trip to the fair was one
to remember.
“It is a Texas tradition, so it represents
the American culture they came to learn
about in the states,” Smith said. “The main
thing they had heard about that they wanted
to see was ‘Big Tex.’”
The Center for Global Engagement
takes international students on various
trips throughout the semester to get them
immersed in American culture. Some
locations they have visited in the past
include the NASA’s Johnson Space Center
in Houston, the city of San Antonio,
Homestead Heritage in Waco and Northpark
Mall in Dallas.
Boosan, South Korea, junior Joy Jeong
said this was her first experience at the
Texas State Fair.

Jeong said that it was nothing like she
expected, but she had an amazing time with
all the people and strange food.
“There was so much to see,” Jeong said.
“I was able to take a lot of pictures and
show them to my family who have never
been to a fair either.”
One of Jeong’s favorite experiences was
seeing the animals at the petting zoo.
“Back home, you don’t get to see a
bunch of farm animals, but seeing them
right in front of me was so surreal, and it
was really amazing,” Jeong said.
McAllen senior Bethany Sanchez,
student ambassador for the Center for
Global Engagement, attended the event as
well.
“We all rode the bus to the fair together,”
Sanchez said. “When we got there, Melanie
explained what it looked like and explained
the culture behind it.”
Sanchez said her favorite part was
getting to see all the international students
experience the fair for the first time.
“There were so many different foods
that they had never tried or even heard of. It
was a lot of fun just getting to watch them
experience all that the fair had to offer them
for the first time,” Sanchez said.

Nall said helping to host the event
is a great way to highlight the exhibit
currently at the Mayborn Museum.
Harari said she was appointed to be
part of a clergy committee for when
the festival would come to Mayborn
Museum. She reached out to various
clergy to make sure as many people
as possible could take advantage of
the exhibit and suggested the festival
be held jointly with the museum for

RACHEL LELAND
Assistant Web Editor
Hey bro, this summer
I started lifting. I didn’t
achieve Instagram-worthy
results or anything, but I
committed to a day-to-day
workout plan and met the
small fitness goals I set for
myself. Looking back, most
of the benefits I got from
going to the gym weren’t
physical but mental.
My weight training journey involved more
than a few obstacles, but the one that stood out
most was that of muscle failure. "Training to
muscle failure" is a strength-building method that
embraces regulated overkill. Muscle failure occurs
when an individual’s muscles can no longer
physically function after lifting a maximum
number of repetitions. Bodybuilders use this
technique because it places a high amount of
stress on their muscles and helps them to bulk
up. A strategy with failure built into the design
may sound odd, but sometimes success requires
embracing the realities of failure.
Trying to wrap my head around the failure
part of muscle failure training was challenging
to me, not because the process of getting there
was hard, but because the concept itself involves
physical limitations. Our culture tends to value
overcoming our limits more than accepting them.
Before this semester, I lived my life according to
the idea that God never gives us more than we
can handle. At the beginning of school however,
ambition got the best of me and I foolishly took
on more responsibilities than I could balance.
Baylor University restricts students from taking
more than 18 credit hours per semester and from
working more than 20 hours a week. Believe me,
they do this for good reason. Over the past three
years, I’ve encountered too many students whose
crazy schedules have led them to drop a class, to
quit a job or to end a relationship. Remember,
there are only 24 hours in a day, even if you
choose to forgo sleep.

...sometimes success
requires embracing the
realities of failure.
Once you get realistic about how much time
you actually have, you will become a better and
more capable person. The first step requires selfawareness. Unlike lifting, life is not about pursuing
failure, but rather about making decisions that
will keep you far from it. Ponder over the four
most emotionally and mentally taxing aspects
of your weekly schedule. Separate what must
be done from what should ideally be done. Do
what you can, and cut out what you can’t. If you
are juggling too many classes, friends or papers,
something has to give, or else you open yourself
to the possibility of dropping everything, not just
figuratively.
Planning ahead is much less painful than
waiting until your to-do list requires more hours
to finish than there are hours in the day. Be
proactive, and you won’t have to edit your life.
Anticipate how your workload could detract
from other aspects of your life, and ask yourself if
the extra responsibility is worth the tears. Believe
me, they will come. Only you can determine what
stays and what goes, but for God’s sake you have
to decide sooner rather than later. Be honest about
your situation and realistic about your goals.
Humility is a must. You are not superhuman, and
the fact of the matter is that sometimes you just
can’t have it all.
Rachel Leland is a senior journalism major
from Tulsa, Okla.

On
Nov.
8,
America will face
another
pivotal
moment in its history
– Election Day. In less
than two couple weeks,
Democratic candidate
Hilary Clinton and
Republican candidate
Donald
Trump
will have to accept
the outcome of the
election along with
the rest of America.
The only problem is,
can the candidates and
the American citizens,
accept a president we
have absolutely no
respect for?
This
election’s
game plan has been
entirely different. We
have seen Clinton and
Trump grappling to
take the lead during
the
presidential
debates, even if it
meant
making
a
mockery of each
other and forgetting
professionalism. Both
Clinton and Trump
cannot seem to respect
and see the other as a
viable
presidential
candidate, let alone as president
of the United States.
On Oct. 7, Clinton personally
tweeted “We cannot allow this
man to become president,”
in response to a 2005 video
released by the Washington Post
of Trump’s lewd conversation
on women. Clinton found
Trump’s comments on women
“horrific” and have utilized
Trump's degrading perspective
on women to her advantage.
Clinton wasn’t the only one
expressing her lack of respect

COLUMN

What happened to country music?
BEN WOOLLEY
Reporter
Whenever
I’m
driving in my truck,
I’ve
got
country
music blaring with
the windows down 99
percent of the time.
Nowadays, I mainly
use
Pandora
and
Spotify, partly because
someone stole my
antenna but mostly
because mainstream
country radio in 2016 is trash. Florida
Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt
— I could go on and on with names of
musicians who have been an abomination
to the country music genre. Taylor Swift was
a big contributor in the beginnings of “pop
country.” I can remember being in high
school hearing her “Red” album for the first
time and wondering how the heck was this
country? My girlfriend at the time was a
huge Taylor Swift fan, so it was really hard
for me to pretend to like it. But I did. And
it was torture.
It might be just me. Heck, sometimes I
think I was born in the wrong generation
anyways. I could listen to Hank Williams,
Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings and Willie
Nelson all day long. Willie Nelson went to
Baylor for a couple years in the mid ‘50’s.
I always think about how good of friends

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for the other candidate. In the
final 2016 presidential debate
on Wednesday, Oct. 19, Trump
went as far as refusing to accept
the results of the election, unless
he wins.
“I would like to promise
and pledge to all of my voters
and supporters and to all of
the people of the United States
that I will totally accept the
results of this great and historic
presidential election,” PBS
quoted Trump the night of the
debate. “If I win.”

made their opinions
known, making this
presidential campaign
unlike
any
other
because of the fact that
Clinton and Trump
have the two highest
unfavorable
ratings
in history, according
to
RealClearPolitics.
Trump’s
unfavorable
rating of 60.4 out of
100 percent is higher
than Clinton’s at 52.9
and all of the previous
presidential candidates
in American history.
This
election’s
campaign was highly
unorthodox and the
candidates unfavorable,
and we see that their
unprofessionalism
is accepted and even
encouraged by the
fact that Clinton and
Trump are the last
standing
candidates
for their respective
parties. Where did our
standards as American
citizens go? If we
cannot expect either
Clinton or Trump to
Joshua Kim | Cartoonist
professionally represent
themselves during the
Trump’s views on Clinton
presidential campaign, how can
as president had not changed
we entrust either one of them to
much throughout the campaign.
represent us as our president?
Earlier in the year, he was seen
As the days draw nearer
on CNN in an interview with
to election day, we must hold
Anderson Cooper and Wolf
these candidates to the highest
Blitzer.
standards because the final
“I say she does not have the
result will indefinitely affect
stamina to be a good president
every single one of our lives.
… doesn’t have the energy, she
Before we vote on Nov. 8, we
doesn’t have it. Doesn’t have the
must be critical in our decision
strength to be president, in my
and carefully consider what
opinion.” The Guardian quoted
each candidate proposes – do
Trump on March 22.
we want a Clinton America, or
American citizens have also
a Trump America?

we could have been had I gone here back
then with our shared love of guitar, good
ol' classic country and a disdain toward
studying.
What I love about real country is
that it tells a story. Artists such as Kris
Kristofferson, Johnny Cash and George
Strait (my all-time favorite) have the ability
to paint a picture and make you feel like you
are there witnessing what's happening. Real
country has heart and soul. Real country
is just that: It's real. It appeals to your
emotions and makes you feel something.
As an aspiring musician/ songwriter myself,
I love genuine lyrics that not just anyone
can write. Songs should be an expression
of yourself, not just an appeal to the general
public.
What’s wrong with country today
besides the obvious annoying pop sound
and people like Sam Hunt "spittin' a flow"
with a rap beat (I call it “crap” — countryrap), is that it has no heart anymore. It’s all
about beer, girls and trucks. These days,
artists just throw in a bunch of words that
they think will appeal to general audiences
and call it a song. The first that comes to
mind is Luke Bryan’s “Huntin’ Fishin’ and
Lovin’ Every Day”. I’ll be the first one to
claim that I would love to hunt and fish
every day of my life, but man, if that isn’t
the most annoying song. It seems like Luke
Bryan just threw in a bunch of stuff that
people like me would like so it would sell,
and it is blatantly obvious when you hear

the song.
I understand that some people love that
stuff. Some people probably even have “Sam
Hunt Radio” as a station on their Pandora.
It’s their jam, and that’s perfectly fine,
just get it off my “country” radio. There is
enough of that stuff now. A “pop country”
radio station could easily claim all of that
mess, and my world would be a better place.
The good nature of country music has
been spoiled for many by all these “pop
country” artists. Florida Georgia Line has
one good song, and that’s “Dirt.” That was
my jam sophomore year. The rest of their
music just isn’t my style. Some artists like
Luke Bryan started out strong, with songs
like “All My Friends Say” and “Country
Man” from the album ironically titled “I’ll
Stay Me”. It’s hard to believe that is the
same person I hear on the radio today, and I
wonder where that Luke went.
All I’m saying is that country is nowhere
near what it used to be. Somebody needs to
save it. That might be my man Cody Jinks.
For now, I’m sticking to my Texas/Red Dirt
Radio on Pandora and Spotify because that
is true modern country and for that, I thank
all the Texas Country artists like Cody
Johnson, Josh Abbott, Jon Wolfe, William
Clark Green, Wade Bowen, Randy Rogers,
Turnpike Troubadours ... I’d use up all the
ink if I kept this list going.
Ben Woolley is a junior journalism major
from Longview.

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News
POLICE BLOTTER
Theft of Property over $100
under $750
Date: Oct. 25 between 6 p.m. on Oct. 20 and 8:30
a.m. on Oct. 25.
Location: Earle Hall (bike rack)
Summary: Officers were notified that a theft of a
bicycle reportedly occurred at the above location. The
bicycle is a gray and white, Mongoose 26â&#x20AC;? mountain
bike valued at $150. It was secured with a U-Lock at
the time it was taken, but it is possible the lock was
defective. The case remains active under investigation.
Case Disposition: Suspended until further
evidence can be developed.

Criminal Mischief
Date: Oct. 24 between 9:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Location: University Parks Apartments located at
2201 S. University Parks Drive
Summary: Baylor officers were dispatched to
a report of vandalism at the above location. Upon
arrival the officer observed eight vehicles and several
apartment doors had been egged. This case is active
pending further investigation.
Case Disposition: Active

Extended Territory Assist
Other Agency - Assault Family
Violence
Date: Oct. 22 at 3:29 p.m.
Location: Mayborn Museum located at 1300 S.
University Parks Drive
Summary: Baylor officers were dispatched to the
above location in regard to subjects being on scene
that had been involved in an off-campus assault family
violence. Officers made contact with the subjects
and stood by with them until Waco PD arrived and
handled the call. One of the parties involved was a
Baylor student. Judicial Affairs was notified.
Case Disposition: Active

Fire
Date: Oct. 25 at 11:02 p.m.
Location: Allen Residence Hall
Summary: A Baylor officer was dispatched to
the above location in reference to a fire alarm. Upon
arrival the officer observed there had not been a fire,
but burnt popcorn had caused the alarm to go off.
The Fire Safety Specialist was notified.
Case Disposition: Active

Minor Possessing Alcohol

Burglary of a Motor Vehicle

Date: Oct. 22 at 10:46 a.m.
Location: Kokernot Hall
Summary: Baylor officers were dispatched to
the above location on a possible alcohol violation.
Officers made contact with a Baylor student that was
a minor in possession of alcohol. He was issued a
citation for Minor in Possession. Judicial Affairs was
notified.
Case Disposition: Cleared By Arrest

Date: Oct. 21 between 7 p.m. on Oct. 19 and 8
p.m.
Location: Quadrangle Apartments located at
1825 S. 5th Street
Summary: A Baylor officer was dispatched to the
above location in reference to a burglary of a motor
vehicle. The complainant advised that a Ruger LCR
.38slp+P revolver and five Cameron Park Zoo passes
had been taken. This case is active pending further
investigation.
Case Disposition: Active

Extended Territory - Loud
Music/Consumption of Alcohol
by Minor/ Evading Arrest and
Detention/ Failure to ID
Date: Oct. 22 at 1 a.m.
Location: 3528 S. 4th Street
Summary: A Baylor officer was dispatched to
assist Waco PD at the above location. Upon arrival,
the Baylor officer was advised by Waco PD that while
responding to a loud party call a Baylor student tried
to evade. The subject was issued citations for loud
music and consumption of alcohol by a minor. He
was also transported to McLennan County Jail by
Waco PD for Evading Detention and Failure to ID.
Judicial Affairs was notified.
Case Disposition: Active

Public Intoxication
Date: Oct. 21 at 1:28 a.m.
Location: 1504 James Ave.
Summary: Upon receiving the Baylor Area Crime
Report from Waco PD, it was discovered that a public
intoxication had occurred at the above location.
Waco handled the call.
Case Disposition: Handled by Waco Police

Criminal Trespass Warning
Date: Oct. 20 at 10 p.m.
Location: The Baylor Bear Habitat located at 501
MP Daniels
Summary: Baylor officers were dispatched to
a burglar alarm at the above location. Upon arrival
the officer made contact with two individuals that
had gained access to the facility. One was a student
and the other was not affiliated. The non-student
was issued a criminal trespass warning from Baylor
property for six months.
Case Disposition: Closed

Theft of Property
Date: Oct. 20 at 2:50 p.m.
Location: East Campus Garage located at 246
Daughtrey Ave.
Summary: While on routine patrol, a Baylor
officer observed that several fire extinguishers were
missing from various floors at the above location. The
officer documented all information and informed
Baylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fire Safety Specialist as well as Central
Texas Fire. CTSF came to the location to replace the
missing extinguishers. This case is active pending
further investigation.
Case Disposition: Active

Criminal Mischief
Date: Oct. 25 between 10:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Location: Penland Hall
Summary: A Baylor officer was dispatched to
a report of criminal mischief at the above location.
Upon arrival the officer observed a damaged exit sign
and handrail on the 3rd floor. Baylor Facility Services
was contacted for repairs and this case is active
pending further investigation.
Case Disposition: Active

STARR from Page 1
education, for many years in Washington D.C.
– I was a volunteer at [Anacostia High School].
And so I go where the need is, as I’m directed.
So, at the present time, I am working as
a volunteer with the wonderful Mock Trial
program here at Waco High School, which is
a legendary program that’s had tremendous
success for many years. So I’m privileged
to serve in the class as a volunteer under the
leadership of a great man and a great teacher,
Rick Lowe, who is actually a retired Wacoan
high school teacher who was so good, so
legendary, that he was asked to come back out
of retirement. So he teaches two periods.
And if I’m not traveling and can otherwise
be here, I pitch in and help as a volunteer.
And when you’re not here, what else do
you find yourself doing during your spare
time?
Well, my two abiding passions are
education and religious liberty. So, in terms
of my professional activity, I’ve not returned
at this stage to the practice of law, so I’m
working very hard around the globe on issues
of religious liberty for all persons. That was a
high priority when I was privileged to serve
at Baylor University. I remain in close touch
with our friends and colleagues at Georgetown
University. I am a member of the board of
directors of Advocates International, which is
a worldwide network of lawyers in over 120
countries who work to promote and defend
religious liberty around the world.
And then I’ve been doing a book. I’ve
basically completed the book on my Baylor
journey. It’s in the hands of my literary agent
in Southern California, and we hope to publish
it very soon. And it’s my, as I describe it, it’s
my love letter to Baylor. The title, by the way
– if I may give you the working title – is “Bear
Country: My Baylor Journey.” We’re probably
going to tweak the subtitle, but I think the title
will remain “Bear Country.”
And then, happily, we have children,
grandchildren, who’ve just moved to the Waco
area this summer, so that’s been a great blessing.
I get to go to soccer games again. I didn’t get
to do that for many years, and the children are
getting a little bit older – the oldest is 12, the
youngest – living here – is 5, just turning 6. So,
that’s a great blessing to be able to spend time
with the grandchildren.
How is Mrs. Starr doing?
She’s doing great. This morning, she was at
a board meeting at Talitha Koum. Again, we’re
very invested in and committed to education
and all our hopes for the tenderest age. I’m so
glad that so many wonderful Baylor students
are involved with Talitha Koum as volunteers.
The Philanthropy Lab seminar has been very
generous to Talitha Koum. So, that has been a
priority of hers.
She’s also serving on the airport board
she serves on the Waco Mammoth board,
and she does other volunteer nonprofit work.
And she’s still very actively involved at the
Baylor nursing school – the Louise Herrington
School of Nursing in Dallas, which we love.
And then, from time to time, we are at Baylor

Liesje Powers | Photo Editor

LOOKING BACK Ken Starr speaks with Lariat News Editor Rae Jefferson about his life after leaving Baylor, his volunteer work and his retrospective
view of Title IX-related incidents at Baylor.

events including as recently as last evening at
the Jackson Lecture in beautiful Armstrong
Browning Library. We’re staying busy.
On the topic of Baylor, in light of your
separation from the university, do you feel
that your relationship to the university has
changed any?
Oh, our love and passion for Baylor is
undiminished. We love Baylor; we love the
faculty, the students. I’m doing some mentoring
of Baylor students. I do receive invitations to
come to teach a particular class – not a course,
but a class – and, if the schedule permits, I very
much try to do that. We love Baylor Theater,
Baylor music; we love Baylor athletics. We
continue, financially, to support many activities
at Baylor. So, we love Baylor – we’re Baylor
Bears.
People say hindsight is 20/20. Do you feel
that there’s anything you wish you’d done
differently during your time at Baylor?
It’s very difficult to deal with things which
you do not know, so I wish there had been a more
robust information gathering system, because it
is clear, in retrospect, that there were certain
functions, especially with respect to policing
and what I call the first responders to incidents
of sexual violence, that needed to be improved.
But I’ve said publicly now on a number of
occasions that I have a different perspective. I
believe Baylor has done an enormous amount
over the five and six years that I was privileged
to serve to protect students’ safety and to be
involved in students’ safety. But, that’s my
perspective. Others have different opinions.
You’ve been away from campus
as accusations of Baylor’s continued

mishandlings of Title IX investigations have
come from former Title IX coordinator Patty
Crawford. What has been your perspective
on this situation?
The honest answer is that I love Patty
Crawford. I have great respect for her. I do
have a different perspective with respect to the
support that she enjoyed during my tenure. And
my perspective is we tried to do everything we
possibly could to support Patty professionally
and personally, and to provide her with the tools
that she needed to carry on her very important
and sensitive job. But we shall see what she

“Our love
and passion
for Baylor is
undiminished...
So we love
Baylor – we’re
Baylor Bears.”
Ken Starr | Former Baylor
President and Chancellor

continues to say, but I wish her very well and
obviously – again, I love Patty Crawford and
have immense respect for her.
And I said publicly in New York City when I
was first asked about Patty Crawford that I think
anything that she has to say has to be taken
seriously, but I might end up having a different
perspective in terms of what happened prior to
June the first, or at least prior to mid-May, when
the Board of Regents began taking the actions
that they took.
During your last interview with the
Lariat, which occurred prior to your full
resignation from the university, you talked
about wanting to stay involved with Baylor
students. Is that something you’d still like to
do going forward?
Oh, yes. I mean, we chose to live in Waco.
We have a house in Northern Virginia; we
could easily just take up residence in Northern
Virginia. I’ve had opportunities to pick up and
move elsewhere, but we chose to buy a home in
Waco. We love this community. We view this
as now our home – I guess we have two homes,
because Northern Virginia feels very much like
home because we lived there for 30 years and
raised our children there.
But this has become our home, and so we
love this community, and Baylor is such a
integral part of the community. So my hope and
prayer is that Baylor will continue to invest itself
institutionally in the life of Central Texas, and I
have every confidence that it will. I was very
pleased to see a column by interim president
David Garland recommitting to Baylor’s love
for and involvement in Waco and Central Texas,
more generally.

FAITH from Page 1
the exhibit.
“As
the
president
and
representative of the Jewish tradition,
it is critical in my way of thinking
that those who live in our community
understand that we are a diverse
community, and we have many people
of different backgrounds living here
and working together,” Harari said.
“The more we learn about each other,
the more it can be something to bring

us together and share and appreciate
the common denominator.”
The Greater Waco Interfaith
Conference began in February
1980 and was founded by a priest
and a rabbi. It was originally called
The Conference of Christians and
Jews in the Waco Area. As the
community became more diverse, the
conference expanded to include the
growing variety of faiths in Waco.

ASTRONAUT from Page 1
NASA’s website. Kimbrough’s career as an astronaut began
in 2004.
For over 15 years, humans have been living on board
the ISS, according to PR Newswire. Shane Kimbrough will
join the ranks of more than 200 others from 18 different
countries that have been a part of the ongoing experiments
and developments in space, which occur in a microgravity
laboratory.
In the Kimbroughs’ hometown of Clear Lake, it is not
uncommon to be employed by NASA, as this is where
the Johnson Space Center is located. Clear Lake freshman
Bethany Warner said many of her classmates in high school
had parents that were involved with NASA in one way or
another.
“You’re just walking around school, and it’s totally normal
for someone to say, ‘Oh, my dad’s an astronaut,’” Warner
said. “But I can’t imagine my dad missing Christmas or my
birthday because he’s in space. That would really scare me.”
Although Kaitlyn Kimbrough believes becoming an
astronaut is an extraordinary career, she plans to take her own
path in life. Instead, she is majoring in biology and is on track
to become a physician’s assistant.
“I don’t want to follow in my father’s footsteps,” Kaitlyn
Kimbrough said. “I believe I’m meant to work in a different
field. Even though it’s a very unique and amazing occupation,
it requires a lot of physical and mental strength. The job is
definitely not for everyone.”
Regardless of the career Kaitlyn Kimbrough has chosen
to pursue, her father taught her from a young age that she can
follow her dreams, even if the odds are against her.
“As a child, my dad always wanted to be an astronaut,
but it seemed very unlikely because of how few astronauts
there are,” Kaitlyn Kimbrough said. “Seeing that he was
able to persevere and accomplish his dreams no matter the
challenges or obstacles he faced is really inspiring. It taught
me that dreams really do come true.”

According to the Greater Waco
Interfaith Conference website, the
name officially changed in 2002, and
members representing Islam, Hindu
and the Baha’i faith joined the Board
of Directors.
“As a member of the museum,
I’m excited about new partnerships,
partnering with the Greater Waco
Interfaith Conference and then also
introducing the museum to new

people,” Nall said. “I would suggest
just stopping at all the tables and
attending the demonstrations and
being open to engaging conversation.”
Admission to the Mayborn
Museum is free for all Baylor students,
and the exhibit is open seven days a
week through Dec. 31. Entrance to the
festival is free, but there is a charge
for non-students and non-members
of the museum to see the exhibit.

Other events for the Greater Waco
Interfaith Conference throughout the
year include the Interfaith Service of
Thanksgiving at 7 p.m. on Nov. 14 at
Seventh and James Baptist Church,
and the World Religion Day Panel
Discussion in January, which will
feature representatives of different
faith traditions where the community
can come to ask questions and learn
about different faiths.

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Halloween boo’s and don’ts
LINDSEY MCLEMORE

COSTUME SHOPS:

Reporter
Halloween is one of the
few times of year when it’s
socially acceptable to let your
imagination run wild and be
somebody else for a day.
Creative costume ideas are
in no short supply, as there
have been viral videos and
photo series on social media
all month long, but somehow
there are still costumes
each year that cross the line
between being creative and
offensive.
It’s
pretty
widely
understood that it is not
okay to dress up in a costume
that could potentially offend
someone, but sometimes a
reminder is needed.
Ramona Curtis, Baylor’s
director
for
community
engagement and initiatives,
has three rules for selecting a
Halloween costume:
“First, culture is not
a costume,” Curtis said.
There’s a movement called
#ImACultureNotACostume,
that aims to end cultural
appropriation in Halloween
costumes. “Ask yourself, ‘could
this be offensive to any culture,
gender, race, etc?’ If you don’t
know the answer to that, you
shouldn’t wear that costume,”
Curtis said.
Second, a ghost is not just
a ghost. The classic white sheet
over your head with eyes cut
out is all-too-similar to the
uniform worn by members of
the Ku Klux Klan. There are
plenty of other low-budget,
low-effort costumes available.

WHAT NOT TO WEAR As Halloween is coming up, costumes such as Native American
headdresses can be considered offensive to certain cultures. Lighthearted looks such as Harry
Potter wands and bunny masks are a safe yet fun way to celebrate the spooky holiday.

Try one of those.
Third, don’t use blackface.
Using bronzer or darker
foundation to alter skin tone
is considered blackface. If
you don’t think you can pull
off a costume without using
blackface, choose a different
costume.
There are always issues of
cultural appropriation that
occur around Halloween,
and Baylor is no exception,
despite having a student
body comprised of students
from more than 70 countries.
Culturally
insensitive
costumes could negatively
affect a large percentage of the
student body.
Instead of potentially

offending somebody with a
Halloween costume, students
can try an alternate, but
similar costume.
Curtis brought up Beyoncé
as an example of a popular
but potentially offensive
Halloween costume. Beyoncé’s
visual albums lend to easily
recognizable but still simple
looks.
“In one incident at Baylor,”
Curtis said. ”That meant
putting on blackface.”
Even though the person did
not intend to be offensive with
their costume, using blackface
made it offensive. Instead,
Curtis suggested keeping it
simple. A black leotard and
heels looks like “Single Ladies”

Beyoncé, and a yellow, floorlength ruffled gown portrays
“Hold Up” Beyoncé.
Instead of a sheet ghost,
comfy pajamas, a blanket and
a pillow are an alternative
to be the trending hashtag
#IWokeUpLikeThis.
However, there are some
offensive costume ideas that
have no related alternative.
El Paso senior Daniela
Sandoval works in Baylor’s
Center for Global Engagement.
“Native
American
headdresses are undeniably
beautiful,” Sandoval admits,
“but to wear a sacred headdress
for a secular purpose
downplays their importance
to Native American culture.”

Reporter
The Baylor School of Music will
present its free annual Halloween
Organ Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Monday
in Jones Concert Hall.
The concert will feature both
undergraduate and graduate students
playing songs that they chose to fit the
Halloween theme.
Graduate student Sam Eatherton,
who is currently working on his
doctorate in church music and will
perform in the concert, said he believes
people will realize they’ve heard some
of the music before.

A few examples he gave were
“Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor,” “In
the Hall of the Mountain King” and
“Dance of the Knights.”
Eatherton also noted that the
audience will certainly enjoy the songs
they are less familiar with.
“There will be a lot of stuff that
people recognize, and the stuff they
don’t recognize is just going to sound
cool,” Eatherton said. “The organ is a
pretty magnificent instrument. It can
be very powerful, but it can also be
very soft and kind of spooky.”
Cypress freshman Jared Cook said
he sees the concert as an opportunity
to show audience members something

that they don’t always get to see.
“I know I’ve personally worked
hard for this recital, and I think it’d be
interesting for other people to come
and see what we do,” Cook said. “It’s
really one of the only concerts that
we give that the public is exposed to,
and it’s really exciting to play for other
people. I get a thrill out of performing,
so it’s something really exciting.”
Assistant professor of organ at
Baylor, Dr. Isabelle Demers, will be
directing the concert and said she sees
the night as a unique chance to have
a more relaxed show which will be
different than the formal recitals that
the organists usually present.

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This costume is seen as
inconsiderate, and recent
protests against a pipeline
disrupting
sacred
burial
grounds in North Dakota
make Native American culture
an even more pressing issue.
“Seeing men dressed as
Caitlyn Jenner in her Vanity
Fair cover is one of the most
offensive things I’ve ever
seen. It’s offensive to the
transgender community at
Baylor and in general. Don’t
do it,” Mechelen, Belgium
exchange student Leonie
Vanstappen said.
Lastly, Baylor’s ongoing
sexual
assault
scandal
is a sensitive subject for
many people in the Baylor
community. Dressing as
anyone involved in that
scandal could be potentially
harmful or triggering to
others.
“If you truly don’t know
if you will offend somebody,
you need to be an ear of corn,”
Curtis said. Curtis laughs at
the idea, but is serious. “You
cannot use this holiday to
perpetuate stereotypes of
other people or cultures.”

“I think for once we don’t have to be
serious, and that’s nice,” Demers said.
Demers said she hopes the concert
will bring not only Baylor students in,
but also families and members of the
Waco community because the concert
will provide a nice, family-friendly
alternative to more frightening
attractions.
“I think it’s a fun, safe environment
for Halloween,” Demers said. “The
music might sound scary, but
everything is very safe.”
The Halloween Organ Concert is
free to the public and invites those in
attendance to wear their Halloween
costumes to the show.

5:30 p.m. — Fitness
Halloween Bash. Wear
your costume and
enjoy a good workout
by the Group X trainers
of the McLane Student
Life Center. McLane
Student Life Center.
7 p.m. — Movie
Mondays at the
Hippodrome shows
“Ghostheads.” The
Hippodrome Theatre

THE RIVALRY CONTINUES Baylor and Texas players go at it after a tackle by senior wide receiver Lynx Hawthorne caused both teams to storm the field on Dec. 5 at McLane Stadium. Seven players
were ejected from the game, and the Bears lost 23-17.

Bears, Longhorns set to clash
NATHAN KEIL
Sports Writer
After completing its second
bye week of the season, Baylor
football is now gearing up for
the meat of its Big 12 schedule
over the next six weeks. The
Bears currently sit at 6-0
overall, 3-0 in the conference
and are ranked eighth in the
latest Associated Press Poll
and sixth in the Coaches Poll.
If the Bears are to continue
their rise through the rankings
and inch closer to a conference
championship and potential
birth in the College Football
playoff, they will have to prove
they can win on the road. First
up on the Bears’ agenda is
Saturday’s matchup with the
Texas Longhorns in Austin.
Texas’
season
started
promisingly when they upset
then No. 10-ranked Notre
Dame 50-47 in overtime.
The Longhorns have faltered,
dropping four of their last
six games, and will enter
the contest with Baylor 3-4
overall, 1-3 in the Big 12. The
Longhorns lost last week to
Kansas State 24-21.
Despite the Longhorns’
recent struggles, the Bears
are prepared for their best
effort in what is sure to be a
hostile environment at Darrell
K Royal-Texas Memorial
Stadium.
“We’re going against a
very talented football team ...
on the road. Road games are
tough, and we saw that this
last weekend for every team
in the country,” said acting
head coach Jim Grobe. “It’s
going to take a lot of focus.
We’re playing a very talented,
well-coached football team in
Texas.”
Senior quarterback Seth
Russell said he knows that
road environments are part
of the game, and as a result, it
requires an unwavering team
focus to find success in these
environments.
“Every away game is going
to be a hostile environment
because you have fans that
don’t want you to win, and you
have to block that out. We’ve
done a good job so far,” Russell
said. “Being with Texas, being
a rivalry game, we expect it
to be a little bit more intense.
We’re going to have to focus to
win the game.”

The raucous crowd won’t
be the only challenge the Bears
will have to overcome if they
want to leave Austin with
a win. Baylor’s defense will
have to play well in order to
limit the success of freshman
quarterback Shane Buechele
and junior running back
D’onta Foreman.
Buechele enters the game
completing 65 percent of his
passes and has thrown for
1,722 yards and 15 touchdowns
for the Longhorns. As good
as his numbers are, it is his
composure that draws Grobe’s
attention.
“[Buechele] is fabulous. I
love watching him play. Not
really excited to go against him
because he’s really talented and
a very accurate quarterback,”
Grobe said. “The thing that
impresses me is that he’s got
the deep throws and all the
accuracy on the underneath
throws, but the thing that
impresses me more than
anything is his composure.”
Buechele
presents
a
challenge for the Bears’
defense not only with his
throwing ability, but also with
his running ability.
“He can hurt you with his
feet when he needs to run
the football,” Grobe said. “I’m

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amazed that a young guy can
be that mature and make some
of the plays that he’s making.
He’s a great challenge for our
defense.”
Baylor will also be forced
to confront the strong rushing
attack from Foreman. He will
enter the game averaging
almost 150 yards per game and
has scored eight touchdowns
for the Longhorns this
season. At 249 pounds, he is
a tough, physical runner with

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underrated speed and big play
capability.
“You have to make him
work to find the creases, and
the thing about him that is
so impressive is he has great
balance and deceptive foot
speed. He gets out on the
edge and outruns people to
the perimeter,” Grobe said.
“You have a big running back
that is not only physical, but
he’s very athletic. You have to
understand that he is going to

have some good plays. I think
a key is to get a lot of guys to
the football and not rely on
one guy to make the tackle
each time.”
Baylor’s defense will be
challenged, as they enter the
contest with the No. 1 defense
in the Big 12, but they have
met and excelled at every
challenge this season. The
defense is allowing just over 17
points per game and 320 yards
per game.
Two key players for the
Bears defense are senior
cornerback Ryan Reid and
junior nickel back Travon
Blanchard, who was recently
listed as a semifinalist for the
Jim Thorpe Award, which is
awarded to the nation’s top
defensive back.
“He’s [Ryan Reid] a fighter.
He’s not the biggest guy on the
field, but he’s going to play like
the biggest guy on the field,”
Russell said. “He’s got a lot of
heart, and he’s not going to
give up.”
Baylor’s offense will look
to remain sharp as they head
to Austin with an average
of 550 yards of total offense
per contest. Much of that is
a byproduct of the rushing
attack of running backs senior
Shock Linwood, sophomore

Terence Williams and redshirt
freshman JaMychal Hasty
balanced with the aerial attack
of Russell and his receivers.
“They have a highpowered offense. They’re
good on defense as well.
They’re around the top 15 in
most categories,” said Texas
offensive coordinator Sterlin
Gilbert at his Oct. 25 press
conference. “You have to be
on your A-game, go out and
be productive. You have go out
and execute and play at a high
level.”
Baylor may even try to
throw some wrinkles at the
athletic Texas defense as they
have had an extra week to
scheme against the Longhorns.
“We’ve been able to take
another week to scheme a
little bit, bring in some things
we might not have done the
last few game and open the
playbook up a little more,”
Russell said.
Baylor will look to
avenge their 23-17 loss to the
Longhorns last season, a loss
that prevented Baylor from
representing the Big 12 in the
Allstate Sugar Bowl. Kickoff is
set for 2:30 p.m. on Saturday,
and the game will be aired on
ABC.